Airbus overcomes slow start, delivers 766 jets in 2024

Airbus SE came within striking distance of its aircraft delivery target for 2024 by handing over 766 aircraft, the highest rate in six years as customers continue to refresh their fleets with more fuel-efficient aircraft like the A321neo model.

The figure was just shy of a 770-aircraft target, a goal that looked unlikely for months last year as the planemaker struggled to ramp up output. Airbus's A321neo jetliner accounted for 60% of its narrowbody deliveries, cementing the model's lead as the world's bestselling aircraft.

Airbus also recorded 826 net orders last year, taking its backlog to 8,658 planes.


"Given the complex and fast-changing environment we continue to operate in, we consider 2024 a good year," Christian Scherer, the chief executive officer of Airbus's commercial aircraft unit, said in the statement.